diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml
index d986a289ad75a..da3578e7191eb 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-310.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pytz
 
   # optional dependencies
-  - aiobotocore<2.0.0
   - beautifulsoup4
   - blosc
   - bottleneck
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pyreadstat
   - python-snappy
   - pyxlsb
-  - s3fs>=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs>=2021.08.0
   - scipy
   - sqlalchemy
   - tabulate
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
index 7ebf247ef1bbf..29ad2669afbd2 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-38-downstream_compat.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytables
   - python-snappy
   - pyxlsb
-  - s3fs>=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs>=2021.08.0
   - scipy
   - sqlalchemy
   - tabulate
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-38-minimum_versions.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-38-minimum_versions.yaml
index b92d8e97d6071..fd23080c2ab04 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-38-minimum_versions.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-38-minimum_versions.yaml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ dependencies:
   - bottleneck=1.3.2
   - brotlipy=0.7.0
   - fastparquet=0.4.0
-  - fsspec=2021.05.0
+  - fsspec=2021.07.0
   - html5lib=1.1
   - hypothesis=6.13.0
-  - gcsfs=2021.05.0
+  - gcsfs=2021.07.0
   - jinja2=3.0.0
   - lxml=4.6.3
   - matplotlib=3.3.2
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytables=3.6.1
   - python-snappy=0.6.0
   - pyxlsb=1.0.8
-  - s3fs=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs=2021.08.0
   - scipy=1.7.1
   - sqlalchemy=1.4.16
   - tabulate=0.8.9
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-38.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-38.yaml
index 81c1492964b48..b478b7c900425 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-38.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-38.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pytz
 
   # optional dependencies
-  - aiobotocore<2.0.0
   - beautifulsoup4
   - blosc
   - bottleneck
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytables
   - python-snappy
   - pyxlsb
-  - s3fs>=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs>=2021.08.0
   - scipy
   - sqlalchemy
   - tabulate
diff --git a/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml b/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml
index bee89a1e91547..a12f36ba84cca 100644
--- a/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/actions-39.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pytz
 
   # optional dependencies
-  - aiobotocore<2.0.0
   - beautifulsoup4
   - blosc
   - bottleneck
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytables
   - python-snappy
   - pyxlsb
-  - s3fs>=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs>=2021.08.0
   - scipy
   - sqlalchemy
   - tabulate
diff --git a/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml b/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
index 86db3b4002813..2b65ece881df7 100644
--- a/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
+++ b/ci/deps/circle-38-arm64.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pytz
 
   # optional dependencies
-  - aiobotocore<2.0.0
   - beautifulsoup4
   - blosc
   - bottleneck
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytables
   - python-snappy
   - pyxlsb
-  - s3fs>=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs>=2021.08.0
   - scipy
   - sqlalchemy
   - tabulate
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
index e24528e611c12..00251854e3ffa 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/install.rst
@@ -413,10 +413,10 @@ Access data in the cloud
 ========================= ================== =============================================================
 Dependency                Minimum Version    Notes
 ========================= ================== =============================================================
-fsspec                    2021.5.0           Handling files aside from simple local and HTTP
-gcsfs                     2021.5.0           Google Cloud Storage access
+fsspec                    2021.7.0           Handling files aside from simple local and HTTP
+gcsfs                     2021.7.0           Google Cloud Storage access
 pandas-gbq                0.15.0             Google Big Query access
-s3fs                      2021.05.0          Amazon S3 access
+s3fs                      2021.08.0          Amazon S3 access
 ========================= ================== =============================================================
 
 Clipboard
diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.0.rst
index 9de855dea407d..6721523b9b429 100644
--- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.0.rst
+++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.0.rst
@@ -509,11 +509,11 @@ If installed, we now require:
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
 | bottleneck      | 1.3.2           |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
-| fsspec          | 2021.05.0       |          |    X    |
+| fsspec          | 2021.07.0       |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
 | hypothesis      | 6.13.0          |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
-| gcsfs           | 2021.05.0       |          |    X    |
+| gcsfs           | 2021.07.0       |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
 | jinja2          | 3.0.0           |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ If installed, we now require:
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
 | pyxlsb          | 1.0.8           |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
-| s3fs            | 2021.05.0       |          |    X    |
+| s3fs            | 2021.08.0       |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
 | scipy           | 1.7.1           |          |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+----------+---------+
@@ -565,13 +565,13 @@ Optional libraries below the lowest tested version may still work, but are not c
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
 | fastparquet     |0.4.0            |         |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
-| fsspec          |2021.05.0        |    X    |
+| fsspec          |2021.08.0        |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
 | html5lib        |1.1              |         |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
 | hypothesis      |6.13.0           |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
-| gcsfs           |2021.05.0        |    X    |
+| gcsfs           |2021.08.0        |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
 | jinja2          |3.0.0            |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ Optional libraries below the lowest tested version may still work, but are not c
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
 | pyxlsb          |1.0.8            |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
-| s3fs            |2021.05.0        |    X    |
+| s3fs            |2021.08.0        |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
 | scipy           |1.7.1            |    X    |
 +-----------------+-----------------+---------+
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index d9a7dbe880728..ee6982fc897a4 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytables
   - python-snappy
   - pyxlsb
-  - s3fs>=2021.05.0
+  - s3fs>=2021.08.0
   - scipy
   - sqlalchemy
   - tabulate
diff --git a/pandas/compat/_optional.py b/pandas/compat/_optional.py
index c2d1927bccfff..4f4291c338dd5 100644
--- a/pandas/compat/_optional.py
+++ b/pandas/compat/_optional.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
     "bottleneck": "1.3.2",
     "brotli": "0.7.0",
     "fastparquet": "0.4.0",
-    "fsspec": "2021.05.0",
+    "fsspec": "2021.07.0",
     "html5lib": "1.1",
     "hypothesis": "6.13.0",
-    "gcsfs": "2021.05.0",
+    "gcsfs": "2021.07.0",
     "jinja2": "3.0.0",
     "lxml.etree": "4.6.3",
     "matplotlib": "3.3.2",
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "pyreadstat": "1.1.2",
     "pytest": "6.0",
     "pyxlsb": "1.0.8",
-    "s3fs": "2021.05.0",
+    "s3fs": "2021.08.0",
     "scipy": "1.7.1",
     "snappy": "0.6.0",
     "sqlalchemy": "1.4.16",
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 70455a196d4d7..682d61a6a15b2 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pyreadstat
 tables
 python-snappy
 pyxlsb
-s3fs>=2021.05.0
+s3fs>=2021.08.0
 scipy
 sqlalchemy
 tabulate